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Household of John Dean (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Dean and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dean, born in 1840 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny L Dean, born in 1847 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny L (born 1872 in Sowton, Devon, England), Laura E (born 1874 in Sowton, Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Sowton, Devon, England) and Priscilla L (born 1878 in Sowton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Adelaide (born 1859 in Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Sowton, Devon, England).


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John Dean's household

Male

John

Dean

Head
Female

Fanny L

Dean

Wife
Female

Fanny L

Dean

Daughter
Female

Laura E

Dean

Daughter
Male

William

Dean

Son
Female

Priscilla L

Dean

Daughter
Female

Adelaide

White

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Richards

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dean

Head

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

Fanny L

Dean

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Fanny L

Dean

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sowton, Devon, England

Laura E

Dean

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sowton, Devon, England

William

Dean

Son

Single

5

1876

Sowton, Devon, England

Priscilla L

Dean

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sowton, Devon, England

Adelaide

White

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Richards

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sowton, Devon, England

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